Chapter 990 He Went to Ashbourne Manor Raymond couldn't sleep a wink. He kept tossing and turning, dreaming about him and Selena in Ridgefield. They were hiding out in a tiny house in the middle of a sandstorm. Outside, the sand was going wild, but inside, it was all calm and peaceful. Then, he dreamt they were in the Ridgefield building, dealing with a hostage situation. They worked together like a well-oiled machine to handle the crisis.
His dreams were filled with amazing moments. He kissed every inch of her body, not missing a single spot.
Whenever he had dreams like that, he'd wake up fast, the intensity of the dream clashing hard with the emptiness of reality.
He shut his eyes, hoping to dive back into the dream, but no luck. Sleep just wouldn't come.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSo, he took a cold shower and drove over to Ashbourne Manor at four in the morning.
Before dawn, he parked his car near Ashbourne Manor, eyes glued to the building in the distance.
He lit a cigarette, the glowing tip bright in the night. Smoke curled from his mouth as he stared, his eyes getting sore.
After a long while, he put out the cigarette. He saw Selena driving out, but she didn't pass by him; she took another route.
Raymond gripped the steering wheel, knowing she was heading to work.
It was six-thirty in the morning, and he'd been there for two and a half hours.
Selena was in her car, checking out online public opinion.
As she turned a corner, she glanced into the distance.
She always thought the car parked near the villa looked a bit like Raymond's, but she knew that was impossible. She refocused on her work. When she got to the company, Selena had already gotten the latest news.
Rachel was no longer the president of All Star Entertainment, and she was planning to cash out her shares.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAll Star Entertainment was clearly trying to use Rachel's resignation to calm the public, but Selena wasn't having it.
Selena said, "Ann, release those videos of the actresses with the executives. Let's see how many execs All Star Entertainment is willing to throw under the bus." Ann nodded. Those videos were supposed to go up on social media later.
At seven in the morning, videos of All Star Entertainment's male execs harassing actresses hit the internet. The videos were crystal clear, catching everyone at All Star Entertainment off guard.
The execs had an emergency meeting last night. They thought Rachel's resignation would be enough, and she could work behind the scenes. But now, with several execs implicated, what were they gonna do? It showed that All Star Entertainment's president and execs were all corrupt. How could their actors be innocent? At first, only three stars had cforward to break their contracts with All Star Entertainment. But after those videos dropped, the number shot up to over twenty, and the top twenty trending topics were all about this. Rachel had been pledging her loyalty to Tessa, saying that even though she wasn't president anymore, she still had shares and several confidants among the execs. She could still influence All Star Entertainment's decisions. But now, with the execs' scandal, her confidants were almost all being condemned by public opinion.
If All Star Entertainment wanted to keep going and fix its reputationall implicated exeas had to resign. But this meant Rachel would have no chance to rise again.
Plus, she had to cash out her shares quickly. If her confidants left All Star Entertainment, those against her would work to devalue her shares. Rachel's face went pale. She didn't have to go to jail, but what about her confidants? She made several calls for help, but as soon as people heard her voice, they hung up.
Everyone knew All Star Entertainment was in deep trouble Helping her how would get them nothing. Rachel had no choice but to turn to Tessa.